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I cannot speak directly to your specific issue. However we had a lot of digestive problems with our current dachshund over the years and tried loads of different expensive specialty dog foods suggested by our vet. Someone who had been having a lot of difficulties with her cat suggested that we make our own food. We checked with our vet and she gave us a few suggestions for ingredients to include. The problems went away almost immediately and have never returned. Apparently the dog food manufacturers were adding something that caused digestive problems for our dachshund.

For our dachshund most of the time we just take a frozen boneless, skinless chicken breast from Costco and heat it over low heat in a small frying pan for 20 minutes until it reaches 170 degrees. We cut it in half and save one half for the following day. We then smash up the half we are using into small chunks in the bowl we feed her with.

At the same time we are heating the chicken we make some instant rice. We use twice the normal amount of water and let it simmer on low temperature until the water is all absorbed by the rice. We top the chunked up chicken with a couple table spoons of this super moist rice. Then we add a couple tablespoons of mixed vegetables and a teaspoon of butter. We mix it all up very thoroughly. The dog is very finicky so we eat some of it in front of her and then she wolfs it down. We also give her a doggy multi-vitamin recommended by the vet.

The next day we mix up the ingredients that have been kept in the refrigerator and microwave them enough so that we can get the butter to melt. We sometimes alter this recipe slightly by using other left over meats, sometimes mashed potatoes instead of rice, and also variations on the vegetables often adding a little mixed fruit in with them.

The dog had all sorts of problems and was looking terrible until we started doing this. It might take a little research to figure out what is best to feed your cat, but I no longer trust animal food companies. Our dog has been feeling a lot better since we took her nutrition into our own hands. Our vet wasn’t the one who told us about this; it was a friend who was having all sorts of difficulties with her cat which is why I thought this might be helpful to you.